Consultant in Medical Oncology (Breast/Sarcoma)
| Posting date: | 30 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 April 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS9 7TF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9298-CON-961 |
Summary
This is a 10 PA consultant appointment for a Consultant Medical Oncologist, with a special interest in Breast and Sarcoma cancers. The post would be based at the Leeds Cancer Centre, Bexley Wing, St James University Hospital. The post holder will provide non-surgical oncology treatments for patients with Breast cancer. The successful candidate will work alongside the non-surgical Oncology Breast team which is led by Dr David Jackson and is supported by substantive consultants Professor Chris Twelves, Professor Galina Velikova, Dr Emma Thomas, Dr Andrew Viggars, and by Specialty Doctors Dr Hira Yousuf and Dr Keren OConnor. The non-surgical oncology Sarcoma service is supported by substantive medical oncologists Professor Dan Stark and Dr Jane Hook, and by substantive clinical oncologists Dr Rob Turner and Dr Fei Sun. The Breast and Sarcoma services are also both supported by Clinical Nurse Specialists, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, and Pharmacists, in addition to Physiotherapists (where indicated). The expectation is that the post holder will manage approximately 90 new patient referrals per year in the Sarcoma service delivering approximately 90 new patient consultations and 800 follow up consultations across 42 weeks of the year (as per job plan, one clinic runs weekly and another runs alternate weeks). The post holder will manage approximately 126 new patients per year (3 new patients and 5 follow ups per week) in the Breast service. As part of the Trusts resource commitment, the post holder will have access to secretarial assistance as required, and will be supplied with adequate office space and IT equipment to support fulfilling their job plan. The Bexley Wing is one of the largest oncology facilities in the UK, within one of the largest acute general hospitals in Europe. There are 350 beds, day-care and out-patient facilities and a patient hotel. The Bexley Wing incorporates services in non-surgical oncology, haematology, the Academic Unit clinical offices and support areas and substantial services in cancer surgery. There is a dedicated Clinical Research Facility for patients in early-phase clinical trials. Clinical and Medical Oncology are based in the Bexley Wing, and run as an integrated service within a single bed base, and integrated site specialist teams. The service provides comprehensive non-surgical oncology services to the Trust and to the population of West and the majority of North Yorkshire. They are key components of the Leeds Cancer Centre. There is a hub and spoke arrangement with the surrounding cancer units in Airedale, Bradford, Dewsbury, Halifax, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Pontefract, Wakefield and York. This covers a population of approximately 2.7 million. In addition, there are other tertiary referrals from a more extensive catchment area from East Yorkshire, East Lancashire and North Yorkshire. The Leeds radiotherapy service treats over 7000 new patients a year with radiotherapy. The department has twelve linear accelerators. There are three CT simulators and an MRI simulator. The building houses a dedicated brachytherapy suite containing two theatres. Shielded treatment rooms on the wards support unsealed source therapy. There are dedicated clinical cancer research facilities with beds and a nursing research team. The links to the Academic Unit of Cancer Medicine are strong and there are world class molecular oncology labs and research programmes on site. 2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST 2.1 To deliver care to patients with Breast and Sarcoma cancers at the Leeds Cancer Centre, through: Out-patient clinics Care of Breast cancer in-patients on a 1:5 rota Contribute to Specialist Multi-disciplinary team meetings for both the Breast and Sarcoma services 2.2 To link with Consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist teams within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and across the Yorkshire Cancer Network. 2.3 To work with colleagues across medical oncology to deliver acute on call (currently 1 in 14). This includes both out-of-hours cover in addition to acute ward rounds during normal working hours. 2.4 To contribute to research, teaching, and new developments within the Leeds Cancer Centre. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to the current clinical research programs on going in the department.